A legislative committee considering 22 proposed rules changes to how Nebraska lawmakers debate and conduct themselves ...

The Legislature's Rules Committee advanced a pair of noncontroversial changes on Tuesday but avoided considering measures that could tie senators down in a lengthy floor debate this session.

Months after Nebraska voters repealed a law that directed state funds to private school scholarships, a lawmaker revived a ...

An analysis commissioned by the Nebraska Chamber Foundation said small changes are needed to ensure officials can meet their ...

New face, new location, same purpose. Coffee with the senator returned to Hastings as District 33 State Senator Dan Lonowski ...

Be wary of unintended consequences. That’s good advice for any endeavor, and appears to be the problem facing proposed retail ...

Western Nebraska’s three returning state senators succeeded in their leadership bids as the 109th Legislature opened for business Wednesday. Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering was the lone member of ...

Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly ...

Public school teachers in Nebraska are only given basics for class: paper, pencils, and items for the curriculum.

The age at which a Nebraska child could be detained for an alleged crime would be lowered, from 13 to 11, under a new bill ...

The challenge the governor and lawmakers face are to balance a two-year budget with a $432 million shortfall. The chairman of ...

The transcript that will eventually be published of Thursday’s public hearing of the Nebraska Legislature’s Rules Committee will be nothing if not confusing — and not just because the esoteric ...